Information Management Apprentice Review

Developing digital solutions and supporting engineering project teams with Information Management. Supporting with technical queries or questions that anyone on the project might have.

I have learnt every skill needed on the job by my team or the training provider. All of my app development skills were learnt on the job. I have developed several social skills that I would not get to usually develop by being in the work place. The nature of digital jobs is that you get to learn lots of different things

I definitely enjoy a lot of aspects of the programme and I would take this experience over my previous Uni degree any time. It does have drawbacks and is still a physical and mental strain sometimes, and variable workload is sometimes hard to compensate for, but this is the same for any job, and on the whole I have a much better experience here somewhere else

It is very well organised, with regular meetings in place and guidelines on when to do every step so that I will be able to finish on time. There isn't much structure at all, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it can be stressful when trying to figure out how to do things, but the nature of higher apprenticeships means that its much more holistic

I would say most of the support I receive is from my employer as the majority of my time is spent there. Working for a big Corporation means I am often allowed freedoms which I would not be able to experience if their resources were not as large. My team on an individual level is also a very supportive culture even if they were seperate from my company as a whole

I receive a lot of support on how to complete the wider qualification and end point assessment, but on an individual level a lot of the work is by nature individual, and I cannot ask for more support than I already get. My training provider is responsive and my assessor seems to genuinely care

I think my qualification is less important than the actual skills i learn on the job, but I understand the importance of having a structured curriculum and certain things need to be learnt and certain boxes need to be ticked. The qualification has sometimes forced me to ask my team questions that would certainly help in the role but I'm unclear as to whether that is because of the qualification or I would have benefitted from this anyway.

There are lots of professional events and a few company wide office sports teams (badminton, football, climbing) but mostly the extra curriculars are the team socials that happen roughly every month. From a professional standpoint it is excellent, if sometimes less relevant for more junior members of staff. from a social standpoint, extremely variable

Yes

the company wide support systems are still good and the resources that the company has access to and the hybrid working policies allow a lot of freedom.

Pre-prepare long form answers for the initial application processes. Be sure to brush up on interview skills as this is probably the most important part.